Canadian Cattlemen’s Association (CCA)

In a joint release, Canadian Cattle Association (CCA) and Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association (SCA) is announcing Ryder Lee will join CCA as the new General Manager effective September 1, 2022. Lee is currently Chief Executive Officer of SCA and previously worked for CCA in the Government Affairs office in Ottawa (2005-2015). “Ryder brings an exceptional range…

Ottawa, ON – Today, the Canadian Cattle Association (CCA) launched a new brand identity, highlighting the strong and diverse group invested in raising some of the world’s best beef — one that is dynamic, forward-thinking, climate positive and quintessentially Canadian. Formerly the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association, the brand refresh includes a new CCA logo created with…

If ever there was a time when we needed to come together as an industry, it’s now. We are stronger together, and we will need to be now to overcome the significant challenges we continue to face.  Coming together is just what we did for the ABP Annual General Meeting (AGM) in early March. The…

CCA’s new president discusses his priorities, including investing in the beef industry’s next generation, improving market access and risk management, plus protecting Canada’s herd from foot-and-mouth disease By Piper Whelan, Canadian Cattlemen Reg Schellenberg knows what it’s like to be a young rancher, just starting out with the odds stacked against his family. In the early…

The loss of grasslands across the Canadian Prairies is an important issue. A team of researchers from Pattison Resource Consulting is collecting information from ranchers, landowners, and cattle producers to inform a joint initiative between Canada, the United States, and Mexico on grassland conservation, called the Central Grasslands Roadmap. They need information to ensure programs,…

Our fourth episode of The Bovine is now available! On this episode: Can you keep your grazing livestock off the grass a while longer? Masters student and host of ‘Forays into Forages,’ David MacTaggart, joins the show to talk about the general lifecycle of perennial plants, and how we can support forages post-drought. Pigs in…

An ongoing dispute between Canadian Pacific Railway (CP Rail) and unionized employees has the potential to create a work stoppage affecting more than 3,000 employees at CP Rail. Late last week, Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) — a union that’s representation includes 16,000 rail transportation workers — announced a vote in favour of possible strike…